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Pentax K200D

10.2 megapixels, first seen: 23 January 2008

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Best Price: 699.95 USD

  • User Score (388)
    9.4 9.4 from 388 reviewers
  • Expert Score (31)
    7.9 7.9 from 31 reviewers
  • Design (22)
    7.7 7.7 from 22 reviewers
  • Value for money (15)
    7.9 7.9 from 15 reviewers
  • Features (8)
    7.7 7.7 from 8 reviewers
  • Ease of use (19)
    8.0 8.0 from 19 reviewers
  • Performance (4)
    7.1 7.1 from 4 reviewers
  • Picture quality (20)
    7.4 7.4 from 20 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • in body shake reduction, water dust resistant, in body anti shaking, dust alert, dust removal features
  • heavy i like this, no second control dial, 5 continuous shots, exposures a little dark, though still pleasing colors

Designed mainly for family users and digital camera beginners, this popular-class model offers a host of user-friendly features and sophisticated functions like higher-class models. As a result, even digital camera beginners can enjoy advanced digital SLR photography with great ease.

  • PENTAX-original Shake Reduction mechanism
  • 10.2 MP CCD sensor and PENTAX Real Image Engine
  • Dust-proof, water-resistant construction
  • Large 2.7-inch, 230,000 dot, wide-view LCD monit…

Manufacturer's Specs

Type

  • Camera Type
    TTL autofocus, auto-exposure digital SLR digital-still camera with built-in retractable P-TTL auto pop-up flash

Sensor

  • Type
    23.5mm x 15.7mm Interline interlace CCD with a primary colour filter
  • Total Pixels
    10.75 megapixels
  • Effective Pixels
    10.2 megapixels
  • Still
    JPEG: [10M] 3872 x 2592 pixels, [6M] 3008 x 2000 pixels, [2M] 1824 x 1216 pixels RAW: [10M] 3872 x 2592 pixels

Release Date

  • First seen
    23 January 2008

Pentax K200D

The K200D is a digital camera with an interline interlace CCD with primary color filter and integrated Shake/Dust Reduction sensor movement system that measures 23.5 x 15.7 mm and has 8 bits/channel JPG colour depth and 12 bits/channel RAW. The camera’s effective pixels is 10.2 MP for up to a total pixels of 10.75 MP with 3872 x 2592 (10M), 3008 x 2000 (6M), 1824 x 1216 (2M) recorded resolutions. The camera has dust removal image sensor movement combined with SP coating. It is compatibl…

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Pentax K200D

The K200D is a digital camera with an interline interlace CCD with primary color filter and integrated Shake/Dust Reduction sensor movement system that measures 23.5 x 15.7 mm and has 8 bits/channel JPG colour depth and 12 bits/channel RAW. The camera’s effective pixels is 10.2 MP for up to a total pixels of 10.75 MP with 3872 x 2592 (10M), 3008 x 2000 (6M), 1824 x 1216 (2M) recorded resolutions. The camera has dust removal image sensor movement combined with SP coating. It is compatible with KAF2 bayonet stainless steel mount and PENTAX KAF2, KAF, and KA (K mount, 35mm screwmount, 645/67 med format useable w/ adapter and/or restrictions). The camera has SDM function and has a TTL phase-matching 11 point wide autofocus system (SAFOX VIII) with AF Single (w/focus lock)/Manual/AF Continuous focus mode. The camera has a Penta-Mirror view finder with 96% field of view and 0.85x (w/ 50mm f/1.4 at infinity) magnification. It has a 2.7” TFT 230,000 dots color LCD monitor with adjustable brightness, and supports removable memory like SD and SDHC. The camera has USB 2.0 hi-speed, video out, DC input, cable switch interface and NTSC/PAL video out, as well as PictBridge. The K200D measures 5.2 x 3.7 x 2.9 inch nd weighs 22.2 oz.

Features

With the body-based Shake Reduction, the K200D system will stabilize shots. Users can increase handheld shooting shutter speed range by 2.5 to 4 stops for blur-free pictures, and the camera is compatible with every PENTAX lens produced. The body of the camera is made from fiber-reinforced polycarbonate material and a stainless-steel chassis, features 60 seals on it to protect the inner components against humidity, moisture and dust particles. The camera features Auto Picture, Scene and Sensitivity-Priority AE (Sv) mode that automatically select the optimum combination of aperture and shutter speed for a user-selected sensitivity. It also features Pentax Real IMage Engine (PRIME) image processing engine that maximizes image properties and allows custom adjustment of image parameters, such as color tones, dynamic range, and natural-looking high ISO images. The camera features Enhanced Dynamic Range mode which gives 200% more dynamic range, which brings out detail in the highlighted portions of the image while maintaining detail in darker areas. The K200D also has Dust Reduction and Dust Alert features that eliminate the need for time-consuming retouching by sealing against dust and determining if and where any dust remains after the system is activated.

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  • Reviews of Pentax K200D

  1. Pentax K200D

    Reviewer: PhotographyBLOG
    3 July 2008
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Design 9
    9.0
    Value for money 8
    8.0
    Features 9
    9.0
    Ease of use 10
    10
    Picture quality 9
    9.0
     

    At first glance the Pentax K200D simply looks like an incremental upgrade of the K100D Super, with relatively few additions on offer apart from the 10 megapixel resolution (up from 6 megapixels) and a couple of new buttons. Thankfully Pentax have also made a substantial number of improvements under the hood that help improve on what was already an excellent camera, borrowing both the sensor and other features from the K10D. The new Sv shooting mode, greatly-improved... Read more

  2. Pentax K200D digital SLR

    Reviewer: Register Hardware
    25 September 2008
    Overall 8
    7.5
     

    With the K200D, you get ease of use and good performance. But it’s rather bulky and we think it offers far more features than most family members would want or need. If you’re thinking of moving up from a compact, then give the K200D good consideration, but if you’re purely looking for a family camera – go for for the compact option or a super-zoom. Read more

  3. Pentax K200D

    Reviewer: DigitalVersus
    3 June 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The Pentax K200D is a fine accomplishment: ergonomics are quite excellent (except menus), satisfactory image quality, pleasant optical viewfinder, stabilization, etc. Despite several weaknesses, the K200D is one of the best entry level reflexes. Read more

  4. K200D

    Reviewer: Stuff.tv
    18 November 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Not so much sexy as sturdy, this is a workhorse rather than a camera you’ll ever fall in love with Read more

  5. DSLR camera

    11 April 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    And so, when all is said and done, the K200D straddles a gap between those on a budget and those wanting a feature rich, rugged DSLR and it does it rather well. It is not without flaws and some handling foibles that take getting used to. But when the price and performance overall are looked at and the sheer amount of neat kit the camera has as standard, the K200D is a camera that should be high on your list if you’ve a tight budget and no previous brand lenses sitting... Read more

  1. So good ,I bought another!

    Reviewer: Carpetguy, CameraWorld.com
    24 February 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Bought a k10 in '08 and just loved it.Was asked to shoot a neighbors wedding in Aug '08 and needed a second-shooter, so I picked up a K200. It was everything I expected and more.I'm really impressed by the quality of both cameras.I literally don't leave home in the morning without at least one of them. Read more

  2. First DSLR

    Reviewer: Amazon
    5 December 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I have been shooting pictures for over 30 years. I started with the K1000 and have been loyal to pentax ever since. I have used other top brands and feel that they are good, but always find pentax quality and price to be unsupased. From my medium format to 35mm the k200d is the camera I have been waiting for. It is a weather tight rugged work horse at an unbelievable price.I puchased the body only for it is compatable with virtualy all my other equipment. I find the... Read more

  3. "Best I've owned in 60 years"

    Reviewer: CNET
    7 November 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    It does what I tell it to do even if that's not necessarily what I wanted it to do! I like to shoot in Manual mode (you don't learn much about photography in Auto mode). The K200D enables fully manual shooting but will quickly set to full auto for those times when you need the shot but haven't the time to figure out how to get it yourself. You will most always get an acceptable photo on "auto," but if you want more interesting/artistic images than snapshots, just set it... Read more

  4. Reviewer: DP Review
    28 July 2008
    Overall 10
    9.6
     

    I went from the ist*DL to this one. IQ is excellent, and on ISP100/200 there is hardly any difference detectable between raw and jpeg. For travelling, the ability to use AA batteries is a huge bonus over proprietary LIPO batteries and their silly chargers, and non-rechargeable lithiums last for a very long time. Read more

  5. buy it

    Reviewer: Amazon
    14 September 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I brought the pentax k200d just under a month ago! and I absolutly love it! Iam doing photography at college so I wanted to get an slr. I was planning on getting a sony one and actually went into pcworld looking to buy the sony d200. I was lucky enough to bump into a photographer who was walking past and advised me not to buy sony as they are not the best make for cameras he then followed to tell me the best brands were Pentax, nikon and canon and sony were no good, that... Read more

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